There is a little over a week left until I have to start school. That meant I didn't have much time to hang out with Brittany until I was thrown into school. Speaking of Brittany, she had picked me up at my house and we had been driving for the past 15 minutes. I didn't address the whole running out on me because I didn't want ruin this day, she seemed really excited.
"Where are we going?" I looked out the window.
"You'll see"
We pulled up to a very secluded location. We had gone off the main street were now driving on a dirt road. I gave her a confused look but she just smiled at me. We stopped at a dead end and got out.
"No offense but—where are we?" I looked around and saw nothing but trees. She walked around her car to grab a basket of food and a large blanket.
"Follow me" We walked through trees for what felt like forever.
"Are you sure you know where you're going?" I stepped over a log.
"Trust me Santana" she grabbed my hand innocently and pulled me along faster. When we had reached the end of the forest we walked out into what looked like a cove. It was like our own little private beach. This beach was so stunning, the water was turquoise blue and the sand was soft as sugar.
"Wow, this is…"
"Incredible right? You haven't seen anything yet" I don't know what that could possible mean but at this point I didn't really care. Brittany set the blanket down on the sand and motioned for me to sit down. This felt like a date. Part of me wished it had been. I didn't care about Puck, in this moment Brittany was all the mattered. I sat down next to her and pulled out a sandwich. We chewed in silence until I saw a little head pop out of the water.
"What the hell was that?" I put my sandwich down and stood up. I swear to god if that's a shark I am so out of here. The blonde walked ahead of me and into the water.
"W-What are you doing? You can't go in there!" She was actually crazy, I was frozen with fear.
"Calm down San, they're just turtles" she didn't go all the way in, just enough where the water came up a little past her ankles. As I looked out at the water there weren't just a couple turtles, there were dozens.
"Aren't they going to bite you or something?" she smiled and shook her head.
"Come on, I promise they won't hurt you" she stared at me until I made some sort of movement.
"Fine" I huffed and walked towards the water. I was still hesitant so I kept my feet out of the water. She laughed and walked closer to me. I put out my hand warning her not to come closer.
"Don't even think about it" she smirked.
"Do you trust me?" she said in a serious tone.
"Of course" Without hesitation Brittany grabbed my hand interlinking our fingers. All the other times we held hands were pretty innocent. This was intimate on a whole new level. I gasp as she guided me in the water. Still holding my hand, she bent down and pet one of the turtles.
"Wait for one to approach you then lightly touch its shell with your fingertips," she let go of my hand and waited for my move. I crouched down and touched one of their shells and it was really slimy. "Let's take a picture with them!" she ran out of the water, grabber her phone, and ran back, "Ok let's crouch down so the turtles can get in the shot," I followed instructions as Brittany held out her arm to take a picture of both of us. "Now one of just us" we stood up and she pressed our cheeks together before snapping a picture. "I have a confession to make" oh no…"We actually aren't supposed to touch the turtles but I wanted you to have the whole experience"
"Brittany!"
"What? Nobody is around, it's fine. And it's not like our hands are filthy"
"Why aren't we supposed to touch them?"
"Technically they are an endangered species so they don't want people touching them and spreading something to make them sick" she walked away from the turtles into shallower water.
"So we just broke the law?"
"Uh-huh, we could be fined up to $100,000 and some jail time, pretty badass right?" My jaw dropped.
"$100,000 and jail time?! What if someone saw us?!" she laughed and grabbed both my hands instantly calming me down.
"Nobody saw us" I swallowed as she looked deep on my eyes.
"How do you know?"
"Because nobody knows about this place" she pulled me back to the blanket and pulled out hand sanitizer for us to use. I let go of her hand and let her squirt a little on.
"You've never brought anyone here?" I wiped my hands together.
"No"
"But this is like a master seduction spot" My word vomit is terrible sometimes.
"Oh really?" she winked and scooted closer to me. Was she trying to make a move? Damn, I need to stop being so paranoid.
"Yeah I-I mean I can't imagine this place during a sunset" I looked across the water still seeing turtles popping their heads up.
"I bet it's beautiful" she wasn't looking at the water she was looking at me. Directly at me.
"We should go shopping" I blurted.
"Yeah ok" she frowned.
I needed an out before something weird happened. I felt kind of bad that I rushed us out of there but I couldn't be alone with her much longer in such a romantic setting. We stood up and packed all our stuff up before walking back to the car.
"Do you have a shop in mind?" she asked.
"Not really, I'm sure you know places I'd like"
"I don't know about that…" she teased.
"What is that supposed to mean?" I laughed.
"I-I didn't mean it in a bad way. You just seem like you own really expensive clothes is all"
"I think I can manage, I'm not shopping for clothes anyways"
"Ok, I have just the place in mind" she drove us to Keauhou Shopping Center; apparently they have a little bit of everything.
"Do you like shaved ice?" we were both getting out of the car.
"I'm not sure…" her eyes widened.
"You've never had shaved ice?"
"Uh no…"
"I know a place that's really good" I nodded and followed her lead. We walked for a while until we were met with an enormous line going into one tiny shop. She linked arms with me and walked past everyone.
"Britt I'm pretty sure we can't just cut everyone in line"
"It's ok, I know the owner" of course she did. When we had successfully cut everyone and received a few dirty looks, there was a very Hawaiian looking man smiling at us.
"Aloha Brittany! She smiled right away.
"Aloha Akau, this is my friend Santana"
"Aloha Santana"
"Uh-hi" I must've sounded like some idiot tourist. It's going to take some time to get used to all the Hawaiian lingo.
"She has never had shaved ice before"
"Well you came to the right place. What flavor would you like?" she pointed to the long list.
"I guess I'll have Strawberry" Brittany looked at me confused.
"That's it? There's like 50 flavors to choose from and you choose strawberry? Not even gonna mix it?" she teased.
"Don't judge me! I like strawberries…" I faked being offended.
"Fine I won't judge. I'll get cotton candy, bubblegum, and strawberry"
After we got our shaved ice we walked outside and sat at an open table. As I took my first bite my mouth was submerged in sweet coldness. Brittany sat there waiting for some type of reaction. As soon as I smiled her face lit up.
"You like it?" she took a bite of her own.
"This is really good" I took another bite.
"I knew you'd like it, wanna try mine?" she moved hers toward my face.
"Ok," I moved my head forward and took a small bite. She had really good taste, I should have mixed mine but I wasn't about to admit that, "So…I have to ask you this, I'm trying to sound offensive or anything but you don't seem like the typical Hawaiian"
"That would be because I was born in California, my parents moved out here when I was 2"
"Oh…cool" I took another bite.
"Let's walk and eat so we can do some shopping" we got up and started walking towards some shops.
"Brittany?" We both twirled around to see a girl standing there looking not so impressed.
"Courtney. Hey." Brittany seemed really on edge. Her whole posture looked like she turned into defense mode. This Courtney girl looked fuming; I had no idea what the hell her problem was.
"Is this your new fuck buddy?!" She screamed at Brittany while pointing at me as my eyes got huge. It took me a few seconds to comprehend what was going on because it escalated so quickly. Whoever Courtney was, was being incredibly bitchy and had no right to yell at Brittany like this. I wasn't even mad that she called us fuck buddies. In fact, I was kind of relieved. That means I've been reading all her signals right...I think. Does this mean she swings both ways?
"N-No! I can't deal with you right now" she attempted to grab my arm and walk away but Courtney wasn't having it.
"Who is she Brittany? Do you even know her last name? You can't keep fucking the tourists it's not healthy" Brittany's eyes widened. I felt so bad for her, it looked like she was about to cry. She didn't even say anything; she dropped her shaved ice and took off running in the opposite direction. It's a good thing I'm a fast runner because I caught up to her pretty quick. She was hunched over with her hands on her knees, I could tell she was crying.
"Britt-" I tried to touch her arm but she shrugged it off.
"I-I can't d-do this right now, I-I'm sorry" she was sobbing her eyes out and I had no idea what to do. I've never been good in these types of situations. I stood next to her awkwardly rubbing her back.
"Why are you sorry?" I asked quietly. She continued to cry so I grabbed her hands and dragged her towards her car. She kept crying so I decided to take her back to my house.
"Keys?" she dug through her purse and handed them to me. Once we got in the car her crying started to die down.
"Where're we going?" She sniffled.
"Back to my house" I started the car and we didn't say another word the whole ride. Today had been the best day since I moved here and that girl ruined it in less than a minute. It wasn't until we were standing in my room with the door closed that she spoke.
"I understand if you don't want to be my friend anymore" she said softly.
"Why would you think that?" I stood closer and tried to grab her hand but she pulled away.
"Because I should've told you!" She still had tears running down her cheeks. "I should've told you," she said quieter. "You probably hate me now" she bowed her head.
"Should've told me what?" Now she had me confused and a little frustrated.
"Don't act like you don't know"
"Don't know what? She accused you of sleeping with girls, people used to accuse Quinn and I of sleeping together all the time" she didn't even crack a smile.
"It's not like that" she walked over to sit on my bed.
"Ok, than tell me what she meant" I sat down next to her. We sat there in silence for a while.
"I'm gay, Courtney is my ex-girlfriend" Ok wow. There it was, confirmation. I wondered if that meant all the touching actually meant something. How could she even date someone so horrible?
"Did you think I would be mad at you for not telling me or mad because you're gay?"
"A little of both I guess" she twiddled her thumbs.
"Brittany," I covered her hand with mine and she looked up at me. "I would never judge you, and I'm not mad that you didn't tell me. I know it feels like longer but we've barely known each other a week, I don't expect you to spill all your deep dark secrets"
"You really aren't mad?" Her eyes still watery.
"The only thing I'm mad about is your choice in girlfriends" I laughed trying to lighten the mood.
"I thought you would never talk to me again" she squeezed my hand.
"Why would I do that?"
"I-I just thought you wouldn't accept it because you're from Ohio and all...I'm sorry I assumed that"
"You're not wrong to assume, Ohio is pretty conservative about that sometimes"
"It's not true you know"
"What's not true?"
"What she said about me. About sleeping with tourists..."
"I would still like you even if it were true" I was honest. I don't think there was anything she could do to make me not like her even if I didn't like the idea of her sleeping with random women.
"You were right when you said it doesn't feel like we've known each other less than a week, I'm so glad you moved here" she rested her head on my shoulder
"Me too"
"You're really great you know that?"
"Why's that?"
"I-I came out 2 years ago and most of my friends abandoned me…" how could that even be possible. Brittany is the nicest and most fun person I know.
"Screw them. They aren't worth it." I leaned my head against hers
"I know, I guess I've been waiting for a friend like you to come around" All these compliments were making my stomach feel wild.
"I have an idea," I stood up and smirked at her. "My mom won't be home until late tonight and she doesn't know I took a handle of her tequila" drinking with her probably wasn't the best idea but she had a bad day so I didn't care.
"That sounds like a brilliant idea" she smirked.
"Really?"
"Yeah! I bet I can outdrink you" I scoffed. Not that I'm cocky but I have a lot of experience. Quinn and I used to steal booze and drink with the cheerios all the time. Ok I was cocky. I outdrank most of the guys on the football team, even Puck.
"Alright what's the bet?"
"If I win…you have to go skinny dipping in the ocean." She gave me a cocky grin. Whatever. Not a big deal, I have rockin body and I'm not afraid to show it.
"Fine, you have to do the same if I win" Did I actually want to see this girl naked?
"Ok, let's get drinking," I walked over to my closet and dug around some clothes to pull out the large bottle.
"You sure you can handle tequila?"
"I can handle anything," she said seductively. "Oh by the way, we have to drink our shots at the same time otherwise that counts as a forfeit"
I grabbed two shot glasses and filled them up. We were about 6 shots in when I felt it starting to hit my head. I tried to compose myself but it was hard around her.
"We should totally take pictures right now" Brittany suggested.
"Ok, let's do it" I pulled out my phone and put it in camera mode. Brittany leaned in close to me and kissed my cheek as she took the picture. I felt tingles all over my face. She was making me have feelings I'd never felt before.
"It's so cute San! Let's put it on Facebook!" she grabbed my phone.
"I don't think we're Facebook friends" I said.
"Ok I'll friend myself," she typed in her name and hit the friend request button. She handed me my phone back and pulled out her own. "Upload the picture and tag me in it"
"OK" I probably shouldn't be doing this right now but I didn't care. The alcohol in my system was telling me this was an excellent idea. I pulled up the picture and put in the caption 'Fun night with my girl Britt courtesy of my good friend Don Jolio ;)'. The caption was good enough so I clicked upload.
"You ready for another shot San? Feel free to quit at any time" she winked.
"No no, bring it on" I pulled the bottle out and filled our glasses to the brim. I can't lose this bet. We took another shot and placed the glasses on my end table.
"San I don't want you getting too drunk…maybe this wasn't a good idea" she frowned.
"Are y-you giving up Pierce?" I slurred. Shit, I'm getting drunk a lot faster then I usually do. This wasn't good.
"No, you ready for another?" It amazed me how fast she could drink.
"A-Already?"
"Uh-huh" she picked up the bottle and waved it around my face.
"I can't" I frowned.
"You know what that means right?" she grinned.
"Yes" I said quietly.
"Start stripping!" She started laughing.
"Fine let's go outside" I grabbed two towels and led us outside. I've never stripped down naked in front of anyone, not even Puck. When my feet met the sand I looked back at Brittany who was staring at me.
"C-Can you turn around or something?" she smiled and turned around. I took off my clothes quickly and ran towards the water. I looked back right as I hit the water and Brittany caught a good glimpse of my ass. Skinny dipping felt so good, why hadn't I done this before? I looked up and Brittany was taking off her clothes.
"What are you—" Oh god, she was getting naked. Actually naked.
"Turn around San, it's only fair!" I blushed at being caught looking and followed her instructions. The next thing I knew I heard giggling and water splashing.
"I love doing this" she said as she swam next to me. Close. She was really close to me and naked.
"You've done this before?"
"Uh-huh, lots of times" A pang of jealousy rang throughout my body.
"Oh…cool. Can we get out now? I just realized this is the ocean and I don't feel like getting bitten by a shark or stung by a jellyfish" I had no right to be jealous but she couldn't help but wonder who she had gone skinny dipping with.
"Don't worry about that, you have the safest beach around" she smiled.
"And how would you know that?" I joked. My heart started racing as she swam closer to me.
"This beach and general area has never had shark attacks or sightings and jellyfish don't come around here"
"You better hope I'm not the first attack" I looked around to see if I could spot anything but it was too dark out.
"We can get out if you want"
"Ok, I'll get out first, no peeking," she smirked and turned around again. I ran out and grabbed a towel wrapping it tightly around my body. I turned around to look at her and she was facing me with her mouth slightly open. "Brittany! You peeked!" she gave me a seductive laugh.
"My bad" the next thing I knew she was walking out of the water and walking gloriously naked towards me. I felt heat rush to my face as I quickly covered my eyes with my hands.
"A little warning would have been nice!" I couldn't get her wet naked body out of my mind. I'd never seen someone strut around in their birthday suit with such confidence.
"Sorry" she said playfully.
"Are you decent now?" I asked.
"Yep" I let out a breath and uncovered my eyes. She was standing there biting on her lip staring at me.
"We should get dressed before my mom gets home" she nodded and we walked into my bedroom. Once we had put our clothes on, I both decided to put a movie on for us.
"Do you want to sleepover? I mean…we've been drinking and stuff and it's getting late"
"Yeah let me just text my mom" that reminded me to check my phone. I picked it up and had missed calls, some texts, and Facebook notifications, I check my Facebook first. There were 63 likes and a couple sleazy comments from people back home. I checked my text messages next.
Puck: whos brittany?
Quinn: I see you've replaced me already…
I should be more upset about all these messages but right now with Brittany here, I could care less about what everyone thinks.
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